I was able to get ahold of Mr. Bender yesterday evening and will be taking the motor over their this evening, so that part is going well...after it cooled off yesterday evening I was able to get a coat of Spar on the seats, well, one side and the edges anyway. I will get the other side and all edges done this AM so, providing we don't get the rain this afternoon they are calling for, Seats should be done. After I find me some block foam, or go the other route of making my own with the two part expanding foam. Neither of these routes will be cheap. I might be able to get away with the two gallon kit of expanding foam, makes 9 cu. ft., and do the seats. If memory serves me right, that's about $100.00 for the kit, 1gal part A, and 1gal part B which activates it when mixed well. may have to wait on that part a bit.
My baby Said wait till Christmas and Santa will have a new Fish finder for me, so if I get this all done before hand, I guess we will go fishing by blind luck...Trolling motor, I am looking at a bow mount Hand controlled, 55lb Min Kota. and of coarse, just like every other person buying a boat there are the gotta have things to be legal, like life jacket, fire extinguisher, lights and what nots...Good Lord Willing, before ice this will hit the water for a shake down run...
Any and all comments are welcome. This is my first boat since 1981, all I ask, is keep the comments/ criticism on the positive side. If I miss something, or you think I'm doing something wrong, it's ok to say something, just don't be nasty about it. I'm not saying anyone has, or would, We are a great community here at CDC, just saying...Thank you for reading, looking, and following. I will update the thread as progress is made. More to come. Eric, aka, "jamesdean".